Horizontal gene transfer and its role in the evolution of prokaryotes

EV Koonin, KS Makarova, YI Wolf, L Aravind - Horizontal gene transfer, 2002 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the horizontal gene transfer and its role in the
evolution of prokaryotes. Horizontal gene transfer of genes among different species is …

Horizontal Gene Transfer and its Role in the Evolution of Prokaryotes

EV Koonin, KS Makarova, YI Wolf… - Horizontal Gene …, 2001 - books.google.com
In the pre-genomic era, horizontal gene transfer has been typically considered a marginal
phenomenon without much general evolutionary significance. However, comparative …